Americas.
Industry/agriculture: food, precious metals
food crops, tobacco, dyes, gold and silver, fiber.
Religion: varied, tribal or imperial
most naturalistic, nature deified in many regions, sun-gods popular,
extensive Mayan texts in Central America, huge temples/pyramids.
Philosophy: based on time
Mayans believe humans are guardians of time, intrinsically part of
nature.
Mentality: nature world divine.
Historical thinking: broad
can be in terms of geological time, cyclical and seasonal.
Social structure: stratified
in kingdoms, strict class structure with warriors at the top.
Gender relations: varied
some tribes divide labor only, others matrilineal (family status determined
through female line).
View of other cultures: curious
others may seem too separate from natural world, treating nature with
disdain is difficult to understand.
Desirable imports: internal trade until Europeans arrive .